Nine held for theft, burglary, trespassing
SIBU: Two women were among nine people arrested to assist investigations into motorcycle theft, burglary and trespassing cases. Sibu district deputy police chief Supt Collin Babat on Thursday (Nov 4) said both women, aged 30 and 31 respectively, have previous criminal records. He added that the other seven suspects are aged between 15 and 33 […]
Eight remanded over brawl: Suspects include lawyer’s brother
MIRI: Police have remanded eight men to facilitate investigations into a fight in Piasau Jaya last Thursday. Magistrate Leona Dominic Mojiliu meted out the remand order via Zoom online conference at Miri central police station today (Sept 24). The eight comprised seven suspects aged between 31 and late 40s, including a brother to a lawyer, […]
Vietnamese boat skipper, crew convicted of trespassing
KUCHING: The Sessions Court here slapped a Vietnamese boat skipper with a RM100,000 fine or four months imprisonment for trespassing and fishing in Malaysian waters. Nguyen Van Dong, 45, pleaded guilty on Friday (Sept 17) to all charges read out by an interpreter before judge Maris Agan. According to the charges, the accused failed to […]
Authorities need to relook catching procedures
KUCHING: The Sarawak Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SSPCA) is deeply concerned about the recent incident in which five men entered a house in Mile 9, Jalan Kuching-Serian here illegally to catch and euthanised a pet dog and six of its puppies. President Datin Donna Drury-Wee said while SSPCA understands that removal […]
Jobless man arrested for extortion
MIRI: A 29-year-old jobless man was detained on Monday for allegedly extorting RM100 from a female cashier at a homestay in Batu Niah. The alleged incident reportedly happened around 3.3am on Monday (June 21) when the 23- year-old woman was alone manning the payment counter inside the homestay building. “The suspect came and demanded cash […]
Don’t ‘bully’ Malaysia, appeals minister
KUCHING: Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar has appealed to China not to ‘bully’ Malaysia, in reference to the encroachment of 16 Chinese military aircrafts into Malaysian airspace on Monday. “Please do not bully us; we are a small country and we do not have the capacity and capability […]
Alleged trespasser caught
MIRI: Police arrested a man on suspicion of trespassing into a house at Jalan Berembang 1 Pujut 7B on May 17. The trespassing incident was noticed by the house owner’s neighbour around 1.20pm, where the neighbour saw two unknown men arriving on a motorcycle and climbed over the fence to the house. The neighbour contacted […]
Man fined RM1,300 for trespassing
KUCHING: A local man who pleaded guilty to trespassing on a quarry area belonging to Cahaya Mata Sarawak Berhad (CMS) Quarry was fined RM1,300 or two weeks jail yesterday. Lee Kok Hui, 33, from Taman Sinn Juak Jalan Foochow was sentenced after pleading guilty under section 447 of the Penal Code. Lee broke into the […]
Miri Airport trespasser arrested
MIRI: A 20-year-old Indonesian man was arrested on suspicion of entering a security restricted area at Miri Airport on Tuesday. Miri police chief ACP Lim Meng Seah said, “He was spotted wandering around at Miri Airport Control Pos 1 building around 10.30am before he attempted to flee by heading towards ‘Ekaran Gate’.” The suspect was […]
